Time for an upgrade

[WiZZyWiGG]

Hey all,

It is finally time to replace my trusty 5850 as it feels like it is struggling a little these days.

Don't have a huge budget and have been looking at the 7850's, would this be a decent upgrade for a while?

Cheers!

 

[Darkans]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/512?vs=549

fairly significant upgrade especially with the 12.11 beta drivers.

 

[mickyflinn]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £149.99
Total : £160.79 (includes shipping : £9.00).

 

[WiZZyWiGG]

Looking at those it does indeed look like a decent upgrade...

I wonder if stretching to a 7950 would be wise...

 

[arc@css]

Looking at those it does indeed look like a decent upgrade...

I wonder if stretching to a 7950 would be wise...

Worth it if you can, though an overclocked 7850 would still be a decent upgrade.

 

[Gregster]

7850 is a great choice but disappointed to see the prices creeping up

 

[apeksdiver]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £149.99
Total : £160.79 (includes shipping : £9.00).

Aren't these the ones with the cooling problems at the mo? I was tempted to got for it but will pay the extra for the twin frozr IV.

 

[weehamish]

No the 7950s were.

I had one of these and i must say its not as good as the gigabtye for cooling.

Its idle fan speed was 10% slower but even after gaming it took a lot longer to cooldown compare to the WF.

 

[WiZZyWiGG]

thanks guys, sounds like the 7850 is a good bet then

 

[mayebaza]

At the moment, I have two old 5850s in crossfire overclocked to 885/1155, in addition, to help with tessellation, the on-board graphics on a 2500K, via Lucid Virtu. Would you Guys also recommend the 7850 as upgrade for me too?

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